My ‘A Bestiary ~ Tales from a Wildlife Garden’ continues over at Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens. While I was writing the piece on the Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea), I had my first sighting since 2012. This beautiful songbird sings out from the tip tops of trees and can be difficult to see. He sometimes […]
Bandurria boreal (Buff-necked Ibis) Theristicus caudatus
Únicamente si nos escondemos y las esperamos, o también si las aves a través del tiempo se acostumbran a nuestra presencia y confían en que no somos una amenaza para ella, pueden lograrse acercamientos espectaculares con especies poco habituales de observar para muchos. En Rincón Ombú chico ocurre lo segundo porque la colonia de Bandurrias […]
Martín pescador grande (Ringed Kingfisher) Megaceryle torquata
El famoso “Matraca” infaltable en ambientes palustres de cualquier parte del país prácticamente, le permitió a Luis un buen acercamiento para poder obtener estas imágenes el día 12 de Abril pasado en la Estancia ” La Pelada” en la Provincia de Corrientes. Para seguir con nuestra costumbre el individuo fotografiado es una hembra, y sigue […]
Red in Tooth and Claw
They’re pretty cute right? American badgers? Lookit those cute little dirty faces. So innocent, so sweet. Or not. The first time I saw the male, he was running along with a rabbit he had just killed. Well yeah, nature. Gotta eat, gotta feed those baby badgers. Watched him head to his burrow and then got […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 06 Jun 2015
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Howard Cheek wins First Prize for his brilliant composition “The Next Generation”. Rick Lieder wins Second Prize for his outstanding capture “Living in the Kinky Hour”.
Nattskärra
Gångna natten gav mig 3 fångade nattskärror då natten var varm och hyfsad blåsfri (även om vind är bra för att ta bort myggen). En individ var märkt av mig och det gjordes förra året på en klubbexusion (140530) tillbaks på samma plats i år. de andra två blev nymärkningar, 3 fåglar på en natt […]
Spring Robins
I took this picture of my local American robin on the first day of spring this year. We had come through a very cold winter. Like some robins in these parts, this one stayed north. I fed him raisins. There were days when it was so cold that he’d take a raisin and hop away […]